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2019-05-15

answering dept short name

Women and Equalities

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To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government response
to the Seventh Report of the Women and Equalities Committee, Sexual harassment in
the workplace HC1801, when she plans to launch the public consultations.

<p>The Government will launch a consultation shortly covering:</p><ul><li>the evidence
for introducing a new duty on employers to prevent harassment;</li><li>extending the
protections of the Equality Act to volunteers and interns;</li><li>strengthening and
clarifying the laws in relation to third party harassment;</li><li>the evidence for
changing employment tribunal time limits for Equality Act 2010 cases.</li></ul><p>The
Government consultation on tackling the misuse of confidentiality clauses in situations
of workplace harassment or discrimination closed on 29 April and we are now considering
the responses.</p>